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Publish date: May 23, 2003
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According to chief engineer Rostislav Rimdenok, it is planned to transfer the block to the dock where it will be stored till the end of May. In the beginning of June the block will be transported to Sayda bay in the western part of the Kola Peninsula, temporary storage location for reactor compartments of the decommissioned nuclear submarines. The two blocks, which has been situated at the Nerpa shipyard since January, and the block from shipyard 10 SRZ will be transported together with the Kursk block to Sayda bay.
An accident aboard numerous Volgoneft oil tankers in the Kerch in mid December clearly show what can happen to aged ships when they are operated in bad weather—and when economic and military objectives are prioritized over the lives of crews and environmental safety.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
A visit last week by Vladimir Putin and a Kremlin entourage to Astana, Kazakhstan sought in part to put Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, on good footing with local officials.